date:20210101

I think Cragislist provides enough amusement for my needs

I actually do still have a Facebook account I think but have not logged
in to it in years. Set it up only because some other service I needed
only worked with Facebook login.

Allan


Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:

> Got to get on Facebook for the really good deals, Allan. :)
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: January 1, 2021 11:39 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
> Subject: [MBZ] 2011 GL350 Bluetec, doesn't start, $7500
>
> mechanic said must change starter
> Privat owner, title in hands
> No low ballers!!!
> Don't have time for fixed
>
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl350-bluetec/7255155280.html

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Re: [MBZ] 2011 GL350 Bluetec, doesn't start, $7500

Would be worth a look.  These are scarce and pricey.

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mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> mechanic said must change starter
> Privat owner, title in hands
> No low ballers!!!
> Don't have time for fixed
>
>
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl350-bluetec/7255155280.html
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

Yeah that's exactly what this car is. The primary objective was to get
it back on the road quickly and cheaply. These were pretty inexpensive
and an easy evening in the garage to get both sides changed out, so I
went for it.

Allan

Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:

> Yeah. I was going to respond that I really_don't_like quick struts, as
> it seems to me the quality of the components just isn't
> there. However, on a jalopy, hoopty, or whatever they are called these
> days, why not?
>
>
> Rick

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Re: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement

Good luck!

Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:

> Potato cam. I got the VIN from him, it's pretty well optioned. I'm
> going to email him, and hopefully look at it (and buy it) tomorrow.

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Re: [MBZ] 2011 GL350 Bluetec, doesn't start, $7500

2021-01-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes

Got to get on Facebook for the really good deals, Allan. :)


Rick

From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: January 1, 2021 11:39 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
Subject: [MBZ] 2011 GL350 Bluetec, doesn't start, $7500

mechanic said must change starter
Privat owner, title in hands
No low ballers!!!
Don't have time for fixed

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl350-bluetec/7255155280.html


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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

2021-01-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes

Yeah. I was going to respond that I really_don't_like quick struts, as it seems 
to me the quality of the components just isn't there. However, on a jalopy, 
hoopty, or whatever they are called these days, why not?


Rick

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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

LOL I see that I DID put OT in subject...

Allan Streib  writes:

> This is a 2003 Ford Focus SE wagon, not MB. Should have put OT in subject...
>
> Allan
>
> Andrew Strasfogel  writes:
>
>> Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
>> compared to the alternator a few months ago.
>>
>> Model and year again please.
>>

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Re: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement

2021-01-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes

Potato cam. I got the VIN from him, it's pretty well optioned. I'm going to 
email him, and hopefully look at it (and buy it) tomorrow.


Rick

From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: January 1, 2021 11:48 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
Subject: Re: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement

Some photos now, though they are pretty bad ones.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/yorkville-2004-mercedes-e320/7254561655.html

Allan

Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:

> Yeah. I saw that. I emailed him, we will see.
> Just wish I had a Xentry SDS system to check it out. Or even a good scanner 
> from Autel or Actron.
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: December 30, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
> Subject: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement
>
> No photos...
>
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/yorkville-2004-mercedes-e320/7254561655.html
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Re: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement

Some photos now, though they are pretty bad ones.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/yorkville-2004-mercedes-e320/7254561655.html

Allan

Rick Knoble via Mercedes  writes:

> Yeah. I saw that. I emailed him, we will see.
> Just wish I had a Xentry SDS system to check it out. Or even a good scanner 
> from Autel or Actron.
>
>
> Rick
>
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: December 30, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: astr...@indiana.edu
> Subject: [MBZ] E320 $1,000 Just ABS reluctor rings need replacement
>
> No photos...
>
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/yorkville-2004-mercedes-e320/7254561655.html
>

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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

LOL I see that I DID put OT in subject... 

Allan Streib  writes:

> This is a 2003 Ford Focus SE wagon, not MB. Should have put OT in subject...
>
> Allan
>
> Andrew Strasfogel  writes:
>
>> Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
>> compared to the alternator a few months ago.
>>
>> Model and year again please.
>>

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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

This is a 2003 Ford Focus SE wagon, not MB. Should have put OT in subject...

Allan

Andrew Strasfogel  writes:

> Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
> compared to the alternator a few months ago.
>
> Model and year again please.
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:57 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
> compared to the alternator a few months ago.
>
> Only surprise was the side that had the broken strut, I should have
> thought about it but the thing popped out under spring pressure once I
> got the bottom end free. Fortunately it wasn't under much tension.
>
> Allan
>
> Allan Streib  writes:
>
> > Boy got home Saturday night and said steering "felt funny"
> >
> > Driver's side front wheel moving around quite a bit. Turns out top of
> > strut has detached from the mount.
> >
> > Ordered two Monroe "quick strut" assemblies from RockAuto, as replacing
> > them in pairs is recommended. IDK how they do it but they are just a
> > little over half the price compared to anywhere I could get them locally
> > that actually had them in stock. Even with shipping they were
> > substantially cheaper.
> >
> > YouTube videos show replacement takes about 10min per side. We'll
> > see. I've started soaking the clamp/pinch mount at the bottom of the
> > strut tube with PB Blaster.
> >

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[MBZ] 2011 GL350 Bluetec, doesn't start, $7500

mechanic said must change starter
Privat owner, title in hands
No low ballers!!!
Don't have time for fixed

https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/plainfield-mercedes-benz-gl350-bluetec/7255155280.html


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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

*Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
compared to the alternator a few months ago.*

Model and year again please.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:57 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
> compared to the alternator a few months ago.
>
> Only surprise was the side that had the broken strut, I should have
> thought about it but the thing popped out under spring pressure once I
> got the bottom end free. Fortunately it wasn't under much tension.
>
> Allan
>
>
> Allan Streib  writes:
>
> > Boy got home Saturday night and said steering "felt funny"
> >
> > Driver's side front wheel moving around quite a bit. Turns out top of
> > strut has detached from the mount.
> >
> > Ordered two Monroe "quick strut" assemblies from RockAuto, as replacing
> > them in pairs is recommended. IDK how they do it but they are just a
> > little over half the price compared to anywhere I could get them locally
> > that actually had them in stock. Even with shipping they were
> > substantially cheaper.
> >
> > YouTube videos show replacement takes about 10min per side. We'll
> > see. I've started soaking the clamp/pinch mount at the bottom of the
> > strut tube with PB Blaster.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

 *I may one day have enough to retire to a cardboard box in an alley.*

Double wall or single?  It makes a big difference.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:18 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
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> Oddly he does not seem to hold onto things for all that long.  SWMBA’s
> firm has sold him a number of client businesses.  Bershire Hathaway holds
> on just long enough to squeeze the jelly from their eyes, slather it on
> toast, and then divests at a profit.  Not small toys, but big boy products,
> from trains, to power companies, a few other large scale endeavors.   Must
> be nice to have that sort of scratch.
>
> I like the buy and hold theory.  I may one day have enough to retire to a
> cardboard box in an alley.
>
> Clay
>
>
> inter urinas et faeces nascimur
>
> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 3:34 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's a great article.  Warren Buffet definitely knows investing.
> > -
> > Max
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Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

Maybe I should get one of those small jumper packs with some jumper wires. 
Actually with one of those could probably just hook it up to the battery 
terminals then use the switches to move the seat assuming switch is still in 
place. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 9:27 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I had a rig that attached to the spare Dewalt battery for the sawzall.  Pull 
> the wire harness and apply power to the proper posts to get a seat to rise, 
> slide back or forward as needed.  Otherwise (before I figured that one out) I 
> had to use a 10mm on a swivel socket and extension while barking knuckles.  
> The jumpers allow removal in five or so minutes instead of the hour or more 
> to get two seats out.  It also is good to test functionality of seats so you 
> do not waste time and pull a busted one.
> 
> 
> Clay
> 
> 
> inter urinas et faeces nascimur
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I have often wanted to remove some front seats out of w210 cars at the pnp 
>> but how do you do it when there is no power to move the seats back and forth 
>> to get to the bolts?
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT focus front struts

Replaced the struts today, was thankfully a very non-frustrating job
compared to the alternator a few months ago.

Only surprise was the side that had the broken strut, I should have
thought about it but the thing popped out under spring pressure once I
got the bottom end free. Fortunately it wasn't under much tension.

Allan


Allan Streib  writes:

> Boy got home Saturday night and said steering "felt funny"
>
> Driver's side front wheel moving around quite a bit. Turns out top of
> strut has detached from the mount.
>
> Ordered two Monroe "quick strut" assemblies from RockAuto, as replacing
> them in pairs is recommended. IDK how they do it but they are just a
> little over half the price compared to anywhere I could get them locally
> that actually had them in stock. Even with shipping they were
> substantially cheaper.
>
> YouTube videos show replacement takes about 10min per side. We'll
> see. I've started soaking the clamp/pinch mount at the bottom of the
> strut tube with PB Blaster.
>

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Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

I bought one of those lithium jumper battery packs, thinking that would be
a nice battery pack to take to the knackers for just such a thing.
However, the pack I bought is 'smart' and needs to sense a discharged
battery before it will provide any power.  I'm not sure if it is looking
for a voltage or a current (I suspect a current) and I haven't had time to
play with it to figure out how to fool it.  If I could purchase a spare
'smart' cable I would open that up and make it dumb.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:27 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I had a rig that attached to the spare Dewalt battery for the sawzall.
> Pull the wire harness and apply power to the proper posts to get a seat to
> rise, slide back or forward as needed.  Otherwise (before I figured that
> one out) I had to use a 10mm on a swivel socket and extension while barking
> knuckles.  The jumpers allow removal in five or so minutes instead of the
> hour or more to get two seats out.  It also is good to test functionality
> of seats so you do not waste time and pull a busted one.
>
>
> Clay
>
>
> inter urinas et faeces nascimur
>
> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have often wanted to remove some front seats out of w210 cars at the
> pnp but how do you do it when there is no power to move the seats back and
> forth to get to the bolts?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

2021-01-01 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes

I had a rig that attached to the spare Dewalt battery for the sawzall.  Pull 
the wire harness and apply power to the proper posts to get a seat to rise, 
slide back or forward as needed.  Otherwise (before I figured that one out) I 
had to use a 10mm on a swivel socket and extension while barking knuckles.  The 
jumpers allow removal in five or so minutes instead of the hour or more to get 
two seats out.  It also is good to test functionality of seats so you do not 
waste time and pull a busted one.

Clay

inter urinas et faeces nascimur

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I have often wanted to remove some front seats out of w210 cars at the pnp 
> but how do you do it when there is no power to move the seats back and forth 
> to get to the bolts?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

2021-01-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes

Take along a lawn tractor battery?

--FT
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> On Jan 1, 2021, at 10:20 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I have often wanted to remove some front seats out of w210 cars at the pnp 
> but how do you do it when there is no power to move the seats back and forth 
> to get to the bolts?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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[MBZ] How to remove seats with no power

I have often wanted to remove some front seats out of w210 cars at the pnp but 
how do you do it when there is no power to move the seats back and forth to get 
to the bolts?

Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

2021-01-01 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes

Oddly he does not seem to hold onto things for all that long.  SWMBA’s firm has 
sold him a number of client businesses.  Bershire Hathaway holds on just long 
enough to squeeze the jelly from their eyes, slather it on toast, and then 
divests at a profit.  Not small toys, but big boy products, from trains, to 
power companies, a few other large scale endeavors.   Must be nice to have that 
sort of scratch.

I like the buy and hold theory.  I may one day have enough to retire to a 
cardboard box in an alley.

Clay

inter urinas et faeces nascimur

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 3:34 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> That's a great article.  Warren Buffet definitely knows investing.
> -
> Max

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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

2021-01-01 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes

I don't remember changing the fuel filter being a big deal on these cars.

Starting one with iffy glow plugs and 400k miles at 10F is much more of a trial.

Peter
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Perhaps it does not need to actually be installed on the vehicle. When
you do a filter change, just pop the supply line off and hook to this,
then have a short section of hose to hook the other end up to car then
just connect to power, bleed system. When finished, just remove it and
reinstall supply line. I think I like that idea.

On 1/1/2021 8:34 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of
these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the
fuel filter.

https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z

Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the
way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the
cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your
crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down
the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel
will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it,
and reconnect the supply line.

I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on
large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are
notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system.
At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps
have saved hours of aggravation.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about
doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?

Allan

Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes:

Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to

crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it
began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.

-D

On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I

wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the
fittings and fuel showed up it took right off.

I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco

paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows
and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and
I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is.

Bob R

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a

hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.

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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of
these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the
fuel filter.

https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z

Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the
way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the
cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your
crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down
the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel
will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it,
and reconnect the supply line.

I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on
large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are
notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system.
At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps
have saved hours of aggravation.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about
> doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?
>
> Allan
>
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to
> crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it
> began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I
> wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the
> fittings and fuel showed up it took right off.
> >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco
> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows
> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and
> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is.
> >>
> >> Bob R
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a
> hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
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Re: [MBZ] NO TITLE or bill of sale. , If you have cash the car is yours.

2021-01-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes

I wouldn’t know anything about that 

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> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:44 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> The title loan company holds a superior lien against the car and retains
> the title. I don't have it.
> I bet $5 I'm correct.
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 9:32 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> No bill of sale = I'm not willing to put in writing that I have an
>> ownership interest in it?
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

That's a great article.  Warren Buffet definitely knows investing.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 5:28 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>  Warren Buffet says individual stock picking is for dummies. Then he put
> his money where his mouth is a proved it:
> https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030916/buffetts-bet-hedge-funds-year-eight-brka-brkb.asp
> -Curt
>
> On Friday, January 1, 2021, 2:49:58 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via
> Mercedes  wrote:
>
>  Fisher Investments ONLY purchases individual stocks for their clients - no
> mutual funds or ETFs.  Sounds risky, but when you think about it - they
> employ a large cadre of smart stock pickers to weed out poor performers and
> focus on the best of the best in a typical client portfolio.  Sort of like
> a turbocharged mutual fund minus the losers, and without the fees (other
> than their own one percent management fee).  They claim this has led to
> lasting success, such as predicting 9 out of 10 bear markets.
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:33 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Jim Cathey via Mercedes  writes:
> >
> > > My friends all sneered at my decision to use the windfall to pay off
> > > my mortgage, pointing out that my mortgage rate was lower than the
> > > general rate of return on tech-sector investments.
> >
> > Yeah I feel the same way.  Sure, rationally if you have a mortgage at 5%
> > and the market is returning three times that, why pay it off? For me
> > it's because in a downturn, the mortgage payments don't stop. In the
> > course of a 30 year mortgage, there will be some multi-year recessions
> > and maybe you'll even have periods of unemployment or reduced
> > income. It's just inevitable. In those situations, the less debt you
> > have, the more flexibility you have.
> >
> > Allan
> >
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Well I do, and I've pretty easily managed an average 10-12% annual return
over the long term.

Making money investing in index funds is easy, as your own advisor.  The
most basic rule: buy low, and sell high.  Plan for both bear markets and
bull markets, and use each to your advantage.

Make a simple plan, and stick to it.  I've got 4 index funds with Vanguard
which comprise 70% of my Roth IRA (total stock market, small cap, REIT, and
international), and then 30% in either cash or their Ginnie Mae bond fund.
I set targets as a percentage of the portfolio for each fund, I think they
are something like 25% total stock market, 20% small cap, 15%
international, and 10% REIT.  I picked these funds as they all are
relatively decent as long term investments and also because they tend to
move up or down in price independently or with different speed.  The total
market fund and the small cap both tend to move in the same direction at
the same time, but the small cap moves faster.  REIT gives me exposure to
commercial real-estate.  The International index will sometimes follow the
US markets but sometimes will not.  Vanguard recently added a technology
index fund, VITAX, and I've been considering that as an addition which will
track the NASDAQ and has lots of volatility but very good long term returns.

Dollar-cost average with monthly automatic purchases.  If you want to get a
little sophisticated and love to play with spreadsheets, you can value-cost
average instead of dollar cost average.  Value-cost average means that
every month, you look at all the index funds in your portfolio, and you
make your purchases to try to keep the portfolio balanced (i.e. you buy
what is low, compared to the other funds).  I don't have enough time for
this, but if I were starting over 30 years ago, I'd probably do this.

Once a year, I re-balance, which forces me to sell what is high and buy
what is low.  This is key.  Re-balancing forces you to automatically sell
what is high (relative to the rest of your portfolio) and buy what is low.
By low, sell high, THAT is a good part of how you make your money.
Rebalance once a year, or you can go two years if you're lazy.  Simple,
slow and steady, no excitement, no need to pay someone else.

When the stock market tanks, THAT is when the FUN begins, because STOCKS
are ON SALE!  I've got 30% of my portfolio in cash or GNMA (my dry powder),
so I just need to buy when they ring the bell when the market hits the
bottom.  You didn't hear the bell ring?  Neither did I, ever.  The best I
can do is bracket it.  When the market is down 10% or more, I plow in some
cash.  If it goes down to 25% or so, I buy some more, and if it keeps
falling, I keep buying, until I'm all in or it starts rocketing back up.
Ride the market back up, which takes 6 months to a year or maybe longer,
and then I take my cash back out at a nice fat profit.  The stock market is
cyclical, and stock prices tend to fluctuate.  Keep this in mind, have a
plan for when the bear market comes because it WILL come around every 5-10
years or so, and use that bear market to buy stocks on sale and come out
stronger on the other side.  Stay invested for the long term (at least ten
years) so you get full advantage of the bull markets.
-
Max
Charleston SC

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> *If you're investing in market index funds, you don't need an advisor.*
>
> Yes, but who has the discipline?  And if the market tanks then what?
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Even 6-12mo slush fund wouldn't have worked for me.  Without a mortgage
> > (or rent), though, even
> > a fairly modest fund can stretch out well.  IIRC, the two biggest
> expenses
> > are mortgage, followed
> > by health insurance premiums.  Those keep draining funds at a fixed (and
> > high) rate no matter what.
> > Everything else you can push back on.  Stop going out, learn to cook
> more,
> > take better care of your
> > wardrobe, read instead of going to shows, wear more sweaters and turn
> down
> > the heat, etc.  You can,
> > of course, let the health insurance go too, but that's a big gamble.
> > Fairly dangerous.
> >
> > -- Jim
> >
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Crank it till it starts or the battery runs down. Short bursts just prolong the 
process. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 5:15 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about
> doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?
> 
> Allan
> 
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
> 
>> Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank 
>> on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to 
>> fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
 On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I 
>>> wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the 
>>> fittings and fuel showed up it took right off.
>>> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco 
>>> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows 
>>> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and 
>>> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. 
>>> 
>>> Bob R
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot 
 engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

I think that would work just fine, though I never tried it.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 5:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about
> doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?
>
> Allan
>
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to
> crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it
> began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.
> >
> > -D
> >
> >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I
> wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the
> fittings and fuel showed up it took right off.
> >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco
> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows
> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and
> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is.
> >>
> >> Bob R
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a
> hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about
doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?

Allan

Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:

> Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank 
> on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to 
> fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.
>
> -D
>
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t 
>> such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings 
>> and fuel showed up it took right off.
>> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco 
>> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows 
>> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and 
>> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. 
>> 
>> Bob R
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot 
>>> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

 I don't think you understand how index funds work.
Since the index fund is invested in a larger number of stocks its less exposed 
when the market does down. It will also have significantly lower expenses 
because there's no "stock picking" the plan just buys the stocks in the index.

-Curt

On Friday, January 1, 2021, 4:08:07 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 *If you're investing in market index funds, you don't need an advisor.*

Yes, but who has the discipline?  And if the market tanks then what?

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Even 6-12mo slush fund wouldn't have worked for me.  Without a mortgage
> (or rent), though, even
> a fairly modest fund can stretch out well.  IIRC, the two biggest expenses
> are mortgage, followed
> by health insurance premiums.  Those keep draining funds at a fixed (and
> high) rate no matter what.
> Everything else you can push back on.  Stop going out, learn to cook more,
> take better care of your
> wardrobe, read instead of going to shows, wear more sweaters and turn down
> the heat, etc.  You can,
> of course, let the health insurance go too, but that's a big gamble.
> Fairly dangerous.
>
> -- Jim
>
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

 Good point and a good lesson.
-Curt

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 wrote:  
 
 One of the lessons I want to try to impart. Young people are very prone
to complaining about "capitalism" but they may view it differently if
they actually participate in it. Investing, even at a modest scale,
gives that experienece.

Allan

Curt Raymond via Mercedes  writes:

>  I spent several years building a good cash reserve. Once that was 
>established I took the money I had been putting in the bank and invested in an 
>S index fund. Its done really well, especially the last 4 years.
> Just the other day I had a sell go through for the bulk of the stock I had 
> with my employer. I've been sitting on a bunch of stock for 5-10 years. The 
> price had been kind of idling along doing doodly. This year with the cost 
> cutting we've had to go through the company made a little money so the stock 
> has about tripled. I set my price a dollar higher than the highest we'd seen 
> this year, I was surprised that we nudged that price.
> The bulk of the money is going into the index fund although some is probably 
> going to buy a backhoe for the vast estate...
> -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

 Warren Buffet says individual stock picking is for dummies. Then he put his 
money where his mouth is a proved it: 
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030916/buffetts-bet-hedge-funds-year-eight-brka-brkb.asp
-Curt

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 wrote:  
 
 Fisher Investments ONLY purchases individual stocks for their clients - no
mutual funds or ETFs.  Sounds risky, but when you think about it - they
employ a large cadre of smart stock pickers to weed out poor performers and
focus on the best of the best in a typical client portfolio.  Sort of like
a turbocharged mutual fund minus the losers, and without the fees (other
than their own one percent management fee).  They claim this has led to
lasting success, such as predicting 9 out of 10 bear markets.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:33 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Jim Cathey via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > My friends all sneered at my decision to use the windfall to pay off
> > my mortgage, pointing out that my mortgage rate was lower than the
> > general rate of return on tech-sector investments.
>
> Yeah I feel the same way.  Sure, rationally if you have a mortgage at 5%
> and the market is returning three times that, why pay it off? For me
> it's because in a downturn, the mortgage payments don't stop. In the
> course of a 30 year mortgage, there will be some multi-year recessions
> and maybe you'll even have periods of unemployment or reduced
> income. It's just inevitable. In those situations, the less debt you
> have, the more flexibility you have.
>
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank on 
that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to fire. 
I was convinced I was going to torch the starter.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t 
> such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings 
> and fuel showed up it took right off.
> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco paint 
> off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows and then 
> took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and I never 
> cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. 
> 
> Bob R
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot 
>> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

One of the lessons I want to try to impart. Young people are very prone
to complaining about "capitalism" but they may view it differently if
they actually participate in it. Investing, even at a modest scale,
gives that experienece.

Allan

Curt Raymond via Mercedes  writes:

>  I spent several years building a good cash reserve. Once that was 
> established I took the money I had been putting in the bank and invested in 
> an S index fund. Its done really well, especially the last 4 years.
> Just the other day I had a sell go through for the bulk of the stock I had 
> with my employer. I've been sitting on a bunch of stock for 5-10 years. The 
> price had been kind of idling along doing doodly. This year with the cost 
> cutting we've had to go through the company made a little money so the stock 
> has about tripled. I set my price a dollar higher than the highest we'd seen 
> this year, I was surprised that we nudged that price.
> The bulk of the money is going into the index fund although some is probably 
> going to buy a backhoe for the vast estate...
> -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] 1973 450SLC sell or trade - $4,000

Looks like it's already sold. Ad is gone.


Andrew Strasfogel  writes:

> About ready for a valve job.  Pass.
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 3:04 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Looks like it's in decent shape, a few mechanical issues noted.
>
> 
> https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/milford-mercedes-benz-sell-or-trade/7254573664.html
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

 I spent several years building a good cash reserve. Once that was established 
I took the money I had been putting in the bank and invested in an S index 
fund. Its done really well, especially the last 4 years.
Just the other day I had a sell go through for the bulk of the stock I had with 
my employer. I've been sitting on a bunch of stock for 5-10 years. The price 
had been kind of idling along doing doodly. This year with the cost cutting 
we've had to go through the company made a little money so the stock has about 
tripled. I set my price a dollar higher than the highest we'd seen this year, I 
was surprised that we nudged that price.
The bulk of the money is going into the index fund although some is probably 
going to buy a backhoe for the vast estate...
-Curt

On Friday, January 1, 2021, 8:58:36 AM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Pretty much what I’ve done/said.

If you’re going into the markets, you have to play for the long game, it’s the 
only way to make a good return. If you’ve got a solid favorite, invest in them 
and stay with them as long as possible, and as Jim said, don’t churn and don’t 
look at it constantly.

I started buying Apple in the early 90s. I rolled a 401k from a former employer 
over into AAPL in the late 90s. Even when I was a stay at home Dad working part 
time in the early 00s I tossed every spare dime I had into it. It’s now funding 
my retirement quite well.

Not every story works out that way, but even with an average return that an 
index fund gives you over time, you’re still well ahead of the game.

-D

> On Dec 31, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> My best investment has been buy-and-hold.  I bought some shares of
> an employer at $3.50, with no expectation that it would ever exceed $20.
> I just sold some of it at $175 nearly 20 years later, because I was NOT
> micro-managing it.  That what-the-hell stock purchase became the single
> biggest component of our retirement portfolio.  Pure luck, really.  I've
> sold half of it so far, to reduce our risk.
> 
> 10 years is a bit short for a stock-market timescale, say if you were
> planning to buy a house, but neither IRA should be what you're putting
> into for house-buying as your next big money need.  An IRA definitely
> makes sense if there's an employer match, because that is just plain
> free money.  For _retirement_ timescales.
> 
> Were it me just starting out, and not working for a company with a 401K
> and matching funds, I'd dump any excess into managed funds with a long-term
> aggressive focus.  And don't churn!  Pick well and hang on to it, generally.
> If it helps keep you sane, don't look at it too often.
> 
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] NO TITLE or bill of sale. , If you have cash the car is yours.

The title loan company holds a superior lien against the car and retains
the title. I don't have it.
I bet $5 I'm correct.

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>
> No bill of sale = I'm not willing to put in writing that I have an
> ownership interest in it?
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

If your choices were good ones, keep them.  If they were not, well I guess
you learned something.  You _still_ keep them unless they were truly heinous,
and it's better to lock in the losses and start over than to wait for recovery.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t 
such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings 
and fuel showed up it took right off.
I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco paint 
off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows and then 
took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and I never 
cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. 

Bob R

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> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot 
> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

> Yes, but who has the discipline?

The guy who will make it to retirement in good shape, naturally.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Same discipline as with any other option - put money in and don't look at
it. If you have to do something, put more money in when the market tanks -
you're buying low.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:08 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> *If you're investing in market index funds, you don't need an advisor.*
>
> Yes, but who has the discipline?  And if the market tanks then what?
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Even 6-12mo slush fund wouldn't have worked for me.  Without a mortgage
> > (or rent), though, even
> > a fairly modest fund can stretch out well.  IIRC, the two biggest
> expenses
> > are mortgage, followed
> > by health insurance premiums.  Those keep draining funds at a fixed (and
> > high) rate no matter what.
> > Everything else you can push back on.  Stop going out, learn to cook
> more,
> > take better care of your
> > wardrobe, read instead of going to shows, wear more sweaters and turn
> down
> > the heat, etc.  You can,
> > of course, let the health insurance go too, but that's a big gamble.
> > Fairly dangerous.
> >
> > -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

*If you're investing in market index funds, you don't need an advisor.*

Yes, but who has the discipline?  And if the market tanks then what?

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Even 6-12mo slush fund wouldn't have worked for me.  Without a mortgage
> (or rent), though, even
> a fairly modest fund can stretch out well.  IIRC, the two biggest expenses
> are mortgage, followed
> by health insurance premiums.  Those keep draining funds at a fixed (and
> high) rate no matter what.
> Everything else you can push back on.  Stop going out, learn to cook more,
> take better care of your
> wardrobe, read instead of going to shows, wear more sweaters and turn down
> the heat, etc.  You can,
> of course, let the health insurance go too, but that's a big gamble.
> Fairly dangerous.
>
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] This looks like something one of you need

Effective as of 2011, a total of 311 were produced, with "more on order"...
no current count of production.
If they were deployed as designed, I suspect many were simply abandoned
post battle or troop withdrawal from the deployed conflict area, thus
reducing the possible civilian available count.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:41 PM G Mann  wrote:

> OK... I had to go look it up to find just what it was.
> Apparently, very few have made it to civilian ownership, yet, if ever.
> Enjoy educmacation:
> http://www.military-today.com/trucks/m1161_itv_growler.htm
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:05 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>> I think you're right.  Not sure what it is but it seems to have enough
>> attachment points to be useful
>>
>> --FT
>>
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>> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/412612339880006/
>> >
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

2021-01-01 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes

I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot engine 
-- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power.
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

I have never found a need to crack the lines at the injectors. Just crank it 
till it finally starts. Might take 30 seconds to a full minute so car needs to 
have a good battery. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. 
> Although, that’s not that hard I suppose.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the
>> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
>> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
>> 
>>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel
>>> fuel before I put it back on.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
> 
> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
>>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have
>>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the
>>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on
>>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
>>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered
>>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
>>> W124 before.
 
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>> 
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>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>> 
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>> Wernher
>> Von Braun
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Even 6-12mo slush fund wouldn't have worked for me.  Without a mortgage (or 
rent), though, even
a fairly modest fund can stretch out well.  IIRC, the two biggest expenses are 
mortgage, followed
by health insurance premiums.  Those keep draining funds at a fixed (and high) 
rate no matter what.
Everything else you can push back on.  Stop going out, learn to cook more, take 
better care of your
wardrobe, read instead of going to shows, wear more sweaters and turn down the 
heat, etc.  You can,
of course, let the health insurance go too, but that's a big gamble.  Fairly 
dangerous.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] This looks like something one of you need

OK... I had to go look it up to find just what it was.
Apparently, very few have made it to civilian ownership, yet, if ever.
Enjoy educmacation:
http://www.military-today.com/trucks/m1161_itv_growler.htm

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:05 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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> I think you're right.  Not sure what it is but it seems to have enough
> attachment points to be useful
>
> --FT
>
> On 1/1/21 12:51 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/412612339880006/
> >
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

If you're investing in market index funds, you don't need an advisor.

Allan

Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes  writes:

> Correct. But it's better than paying a financial adviso who charges a fee
> for purchasing mutual funds, which themselves have built in fees and
> expenses.
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

This is when I get on my soapbox about having an emergency fund. I totally 
understand your rationale, but that notwithstanding, everyone should have funds 
for at least six if not 12 months of living expenses. I don’t think I could 
sleep at night if I didn’t. That should be everyone’s first goal. Once you’ve 
got that, start investing…

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:50 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> My motivation for killing the mortgage was peace of mind.  And yes, I did end
> up unemployed for 18mo at some point after that.  Had the mortgage still been
> active I would have had a forced sale of the home and a move to another city
> that had companies hiring in my field, or else ended up greeting at Walmart.
> 
> Instead I was able to wait out the slump and resume my career, while still 
> keeping
> our home, which many (especially in my field) would consider to be vacation 
> property.
> (Semi-rural acreage with a view.)
> 
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Correct. But it's better than paying a financial adviso who charges a fee
for purchasing mutual funds, which themselves have built in fees and
expenses.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:56 PM Jim Cathey  wrote:

> > Fisher Investments ONLY purchases individual stocks for their clients -
> no
>
> How is this fundamentally different than a mutual fund?  The fund managers
> are supposed to
> be weeding out (or avoiding) the losers, etc.  Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe if
> you ask me.  Just one
> less layer of staff is all, and maybe that (alone) is the fundamental
> advantage.
>
> -- Jim
>
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

You don't have a primer pump to leak, and MB saved a dollar or two.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:44 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> How is this a refinement of the discarded primer pump?
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:38 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a
> > minute or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually.
> >
> > -D
> >
> > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Those are the two tricks.  Plug in the block heater to warm up the
> > block?   That will help in general.  Have another car ready to provide a
> > jump if your battery isn't up to the task.  Hold the accelerator pedal
> down
> > and crack for 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up
> > the lines at the injectors once you see fuel.
> > >
> > > Max Dillon
> > > Charleston SC
> > >
> > >
> > > Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes :
> > >
> > >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose
> > the
> > >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the
> > lines,
> > >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh
> > diesel
> > >>> fuel before I put it back on.
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>>
> >  On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro 
> wrote:
> > 
> >  So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing
> > the
> > >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I
> > have
> > >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I
> > changed the
> > >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump
> > like on
> > >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
> > >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I
> > remembered
> > >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this
> on
> > a
> > >>> W124 before.
> > 
> >  Bob R
> > 
> >  Sent from my iPhone
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> > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> > >>
> > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> > Wernher
> > >> Von Braun
> > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

> Fisher Investments ONLY purchases individual stocks for their clients - no

How is this fundamentally different than a mutual fund?  The fund managers are 
supposed to
be weeding out (or avoiding) the losers, etc.  Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe if you 
ask me.  Just one
less layer of staff is all, and maybe that (alone) is the fundamental advantage.

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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

We did this when replacing the delivery valve seals on son's W201.
You can remove the glow plugs if you want to relieve the stress on
the starter whilst cranking to get fuel out of the cracked injectors before
buttoning everything up for a real start attempt.

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My motivation for killing the mortgage was peace of mind.  And yes, I did end
up unemployed for 18mo at some point after that.  Had the mortgage still been
active I would have had a forced sale of the home and a move to another city
that had companies hiring in my field, or else ended up greeting at Walmart.

Instead I was able to wait out the slump and resume my career, while still 
keeping
our home, which many (especially in my field) would consider to be vacation 
property.
(Semi-rural acreage with a view.)

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Fisher Investments ONLY purchases individual stocks for their clients - no
mutual funds or ETFs.  Sounds risky, but when you think about it - they
employ a large cadre of smart stock pickers to weed out poor performers and
focus on the best of the best in a typical client portfolio.  Sort of like
a turbocharged mutual fund minus the losers, and without the fees (other
than their own one percent management fee).  They claim this has led to
lasting success, such as predicting 9 out of 10 bear markets.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:33 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Jim Cathey via Mercedes  writes:
>
> > My friends all sneered at my decision to use the windfall to pay off
> > my mortgage, pointing out that my mortgage rate was lower than the
> > general rate of return on tech-sector investments.
>
> Yeah I feel the same way.  Sure, rationally if you have a mortgage at 5%
> and the market is returning three times that, why pay it off? For me
> it's because in a downturn, the mortgage payments don't stop. In the
> course of a 30 year mortgage, there will be some multi-year recessions
> and maybe you'll even have periods of unemployment or reduced
> income. It's just inevitable. In those situations, the less debt you
> have, the more flexibility you have.
>
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

No question about that. I do my due diligence and watch the research (and do my 
own) and should things appear to be going south in a major fashion, I’ll cut 
and run. I’ve more than made my money off of it.

One nice thing we have at work is a deferred compensation plan, which is 
unrelated to the state pension plan we’re automatically enrolled in as a county 
employee. The county contributes something like 1.5% of your salary no matter 
how much or how little you put in the plan. It amazes me how many people don’t 
use it - after all you could put $5 in it a year and you still get your 1.5% - 
free money!

That and it has a “house account” that pays a minimum of 4%. Any funds that you 
don’t allocate to an investment (standard mutuals and index funds are 
available) sits in the house account and earns 4%. Youngest son had just 
started  in the plan early last year before all of the COVID stuff hit and 
hadn’t decided on the elections he was going to take, so he had monies in the 
plan that weren’t yet invested. While all of the funds were tanking, he was 
earning 4%. Once things began to start back up again, he invested his funds.

I like your thinking re: mortgages. We have done everything we can to 
accelerate or pay principal on our mortgages just to get them paid off that 
much more quickly. My favorite is bi-weekly payments, but unfortunately not all 
lenders will do this. It’s easy to budget and ends up netting you a couple 
extra principal payments.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:
> 
>> I started buying Apple in the early 90s. I rolled a 401k from a former
>> employer over into AAPL in the late 90s. Even when I was a stay at
>> home Dad working part time in the early 00s I tossed every spare dime
>> I had into it. It’s now funding my retirement quite well.
> 
> I had good results from AAPL also, bought some around 2000/2001 after
> the dot-com crash when it was at about $12. Sold it about 10 years later
> on the thinking that "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered" and I had
> definitely done well with it.
> 
> In general owning single stocks is much more risky. They can pay off
> handsomly and you can also lose your shirt. Diversified funds are much
> safer for the non-professional investor (and even pros rarely if ever
> beat the market in the long term).
> 
> I still own AAPL, but as a component of other funds in my retirement
> portfolio, not directly.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

How is this a refinement of the discarded primer pump?

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:38 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a
> minute or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually.
>
> -D
>
> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Those are the two tricks.  Plug in the block heater to warm up the
> block?   That will help in general.  Have another car ready to provide a
> jump if your battery isn't up to the task.  Hold the accelerator pedal down
> and crack for 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up
> the lines at the injectors once you see fuel.
> >
> > Max Dillon
> > Charleston SC
> >
> >
> > Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes :
> >
> >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose
> the
> >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the
> lines,
> >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh
> diesel
> >>> fuel before I put it back on.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
> 
>  So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing
> the
> >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I
> have
> >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I
> changed the
> >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump
> like on
> >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
> >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I
> remembered
> >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on
> a
> >>> W124 before.
> 
>  Bob R
> 
>  Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
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> >>
> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
> >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >>
> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> >> Von Braun
> >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg
> >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
> >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a minute 
or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Those are the two tricks.  Plug in the block heater to warm up the block?   
> That will help in general.  Have another car ready to provide a jump if your 
> battery isn't up to the task.  Hold the accelerator pedal down and crack for 
> 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up the lines at the 
> injectors once you see fuel.
> 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> 
> 
> Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes :
> 
>> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the
>> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
>> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel
>>> fuel before I put it back on.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
 
 So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
>>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have
>>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the
>>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on
>>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
>>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered
>>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
>>> W124 before.
 
 Bob R
 
 Sent from my iPhone
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>> 
>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
>> 
>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”  
>> Wernher
>> Von Braun
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>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Jim Cathey via Mercedes  writes:

> My friends all sneered at my decision to use the windfall to pay off
> my mortgage, pointing out that my mortgage rate was lower than the
> general rate of return on tech-sector investments.

Yeah I feel the same way.  Sure, rationally if you have a mortgage at 5%
and the market is returning three times that, why pay it off? For me
it's because in a downturn, the mortgage payments don't stop. In the
course of a 30 year mortgage, there will be some multi-year recessions
and maybe you'll even have periods of unemployment or reduced
income. It's just inevitable. In those situations, the less debt you
have, the more flexibility you have.

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

2021-01-01 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes

Those are the two tricks.  Plug in the block heater to warm up the block?   
That will help in general.  Have another car ready to provide a jump if your 
battery isn't up to the task.  Hold the accelerator pedal down and crack for 30 
seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up the lines at the 
injectors once you see fuel.

Max Dillon
Charleston SC


Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes :

> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the
> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
> 
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel
>> fuel before I put it back on.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have
>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the
>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on
>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered
>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
>> W124 before.
>>> 
>>> Bob R
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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> -- 
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> 
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> 
> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”  Wernher
> Von Braun
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Also, start with a fully charged battery and/or a good jumping battery on
hand.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:29 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier.
> Although, that’s not that hard I suppose.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >
> > What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose
> the
> > injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
> > tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
> >
> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh
> diesel
> >> fuel before I put it back on.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
>  On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
> >> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I
> have
> >> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed
> the
> >> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like
> on
> >> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
> >> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I
> remembered
> >> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
> >> W124 before.
> >>>
> >>> Bob R
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
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> >
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> > pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> >
> > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.”
> Wernher
> > Von Braun
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. 
Although, that’s not that hard I suppose.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the
> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel
>> fuel before I put it back on.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have
>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the
>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on
>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered
>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
>> W124 before.
>>> 
>>> Bob R
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
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> 
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> pause and reflect." Mark Twain
> 
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> Von Braun
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> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg
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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the
injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines,
tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ...

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> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel
> fuel before I put it back on.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
> >
> > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the
> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have
> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the
> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on
> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening
> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered
> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a
> W124 before.
> >
> > Bob R
> >
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Mitch Haley via Mercedes  writes:

> 2. (actually #1) don't buy employer stock, because losing your job and
> your nest egg on the same day is not pleasant.

I've also heard the same advice. Boils down again to diversifying your
risks. Single stocks are risky investments. I don't know if ESOPs are
still really a thing but at my first salaried job they had one and
participation was pushed quite hard.

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel fuel 
before I put it back on.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro  wrote:
> 
> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the old 
> girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have to 
> start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the spin 
> on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on W123s 
> So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening everything 
> up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered I change the 
> fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a W124 before. 
> 
> Bob R
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Dan Penoff via Mercedes  writes:

> I started buying Apple in the early 90s. I rolled a 401k from a former
> employer over into AAPL in the late 90s. Even when I was a stay at
> home Dad working part time in the early 00s I tossed every spare dime
> I had into it. It’s now funding my retirement quite well.

I had good results from AAPL also, bought some around 2000/2001 after
the dot-com crash when it was at about $12. Sold it about 10 years later
on the thinking that "pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered" and I had
definitely done well with it.

In general owning single stocks is much more risky. They can pay off
handsomly and you can also lose your shirt. Diversified funds are much
safer for the non-professional investor (and even pros rarely if ever
beat the market in the long term).

I still own AAPL, but as a component of other funds in my retirement
portfolio, not directly.

Allan

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[MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change

So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the old girl 
a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have to start 
driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the spin on fuel 
filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on W123s So I tried 
to start it after topping off the oil and tightening everything up, ran for 
about three seconds and died. And then I remembered I change the fuel filter. 
So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a W124 before. 

Bob R

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Re: [MBZ] Veggie Kit for your 747?

Not so interesting when they only used roughly 2.33% veggie oil, the rest
was Jet A. The temp at jet cruising altitudes is in the range of -56° F - I
doubt that bio-Diesel flows well at that temp.

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>
> https://interestingengineering.com/airliner-completes-transoceanic-flight-using-green-fuel-sourced-from-vegetable-oil
> <
> https://interestingengineering.com/airliner-completes-transoceanic-flight-using-green-fuel-sourced-from-vegetable-oil
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Mama's ML 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 430 Sport Utility 4D, $1, 200

2021-01-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes

Yeah could be a good beater, might even be OK for what it is. If I needed one ( 
and was near MIA) I’d offer 900 maybe settle on $1k

--FT
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> On Jan 1, 2021, at 11:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> That looks thrashed. For the money you could easily drive it until it pukes.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Looks mostly decent for the price
>> 
>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/417248212961371/?ref=search_code=undefined
>> 
>> 
>>  About This Vehicle
>> 
>> Driven 98,000 miles
>> Automatic transmission
>> Exterior color: Gold·Interior color: Beige
>> Fuel type:Gasoline
>> 14.0 MPG city · 17.0 MPG highway · 15.0 MPG combined
>> 
>> 
>>  Seller's description
>> 
>> Needs Some love. It has been sitting for a bit. My mother can’t drive anymore
>> 
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[MBZ] Moggin


The new ones go 70mph?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1AJO5NfAEk

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[MBZ] Veggie Kit for your 747?

https://interestingengineering.com/airliner-completes-transoceanic-flight-using-green-fuel-sourced-from-vegetable-oil
 


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Re: [MBZ] The problem with CoPart


That works better with a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLrOw_Znec

On 2021-01-01 12:43, mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote:

is they let guys like this into the yard.

Z06 Corvette, he pulls the dipstick, no oil.
He gets in, starts it, and two seconds later with every idiot light
lit up and no idea if there's oil pressure, he stomps on the throttle.
(5:40)

Mitch.


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[MBZ] The problem with CoPart


is they let guys like this into the yard.

Z06 Corvette, he pulls the dipstick, no oil.
He gets in, starts it, and two seconds later with every idiot light lit 
up and no idea if there's oil pressure, he stomps on the throttle. 
(5:40)


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Agreed. Again, those of us who have profited from single stock purchases are 
the outliers.

We had a similar situation when Mrs. Dan was anemployee for Harley-Davidson 
during their “boom” years. She got stock options which we exercised and stock 
grants as bonuses. As an officer of the company her ability to trade in these 
was severely limited, as the SEC watches such transactions with a very close 
eye, meaning any time we wanted to buy or sell we had to get the approval of 
HR’s corporate counsel. As a result, very few transactions took place with 
these during her tenure.

We held these after we left WI and they continued to grow, but we knew by the 
early 00s that the customer base for H-D was aging out and that the likelihood 
that their growth would continue was slim. We also saw internal issues that 
convinced us to sell out. That money bought a mortgage balance down 
significantly.

We recently cashed out of her pension plan at H-D as well, since their long 
term outlook does not look favorable. Certainly there are laws to prevent 
employees’ and retiree’s pensions from evaporating, but they’re not 
bulletproof, so she took a buyout. That bought an annuity that will cover our 
annual out of pocket medical costs in retirement. I’m not a fan of annuities, 
but our investment counselor gave us some options as to what we could do with 
the money, and that seemed like the best option.

Paying off debt should be the major goal. Having the extra cash to invest or 
just have on hand for whatever might be needed makes life a lot more 
comfortable. And maybe it’s just me, but having cash on hand seems like it 
stimulates to urge to save even more…

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 11:45 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Single-stock purchasing is not something the casual investor should
> probably do.  I have not done it, with one exception.
> 
> 
> Again... luck?  Or a payoff for my general rules of 1) Don't get greedy, and 
> 2) get
> and stay out of debt.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Single-stock purchasing is not something the casual investor should
probably do.  I have not done it, with one exception.

I worked for a tech company, pre-bubble-burst, and pretty much every dime
I put into the (matched) 401K disappeared without a trace.  Their fund choices
were dreadful, to say the least.  My next company I was lax about engaging
the 401K, because of this experience.  Instead, for 4 semi-annual purchases,
I used their employee stock purchase plan, funding it at about the 401K level.
After 4 purchases I decided that this was enough exposure, having both my 
current
income and my retirement dependent upon the same resource (Enron, anyone?)
seemed like a bad idea, and exited the program, moving over to the 401K.  (If I
had stayed in it I would be retired now.  But... luck.)

I had stock options in that first company, and when the company got bought it 
had
paid off handsomely.  My friends all sneered at my decision to use the windfall
to pay off my mortgage, pointing out that my mortgage rate was lower than the
general rate of return on tech-sector investments.  Most of them re-invested the
money and kept their mortgages.  Then the .com bubble burst.  Last I checked
I still owned my house, and their money was still gone.

Again... luck?  Or a payoff for my general rules of 1) Don't get greedy, and 2) 
get
and stay out of debt.

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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor


On 2021-01-01 10:37, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
But if you had used the same approach with GE or GM there wouldn't be 
such

a happy ending.


I had a management professor who told us two things about investing:
1. Don't buy airlines.
2. (actually #1) don't buy employer stock, because losing your job and 
your nest egg on the same day is not pleasant.


Two examples from my work:

Did an estate return for a guy who retired from Dow Chemical.
Died with $800k of employer stock. I'm sure he paid less than that for 
it.


Did tax returns for some GM employees who were heavily invested in 
employer stock. They didn't lose their jobs, but a couple of them took 
long term capital losses that could have bought new Mercedes if they 
hadn't invested in stock that became literally worthless.


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Re: [MBZ] NO TITLE or bill of sale. , If you have cash the car is yours.




No bill of sale = I'm not willing to put in writing that I have an 
ownership interest in it?


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Re: [MBZ] Mama's ML 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 430 Sport Utility 4D, $1, 200

That looks thrashed. For the money you could easily drive it until it pukes.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Looks mostly decent for the price
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/417248212961371/?ref=search_code=undefined
> 
> 
>   About This Vehicle
> 
> Driven 98,000 miles
> Automatic transmission
> Exterior color: Gold·Interior color: Beige
> Fuel type:Gasoline
> 14.0 MPG city · 17.0 MPG highway · 15.0 MPG combined
> 
> 
>   Seller's description
> 
> Needs Some love. It has been sitting for a bit. My mother can’t drive anymore
> 
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

Quite true. Which is why if you’re starting out it’s best to get into an index 
fund where things can be rebalanced on a regular basis so a flop like GE or GM 
won’t ruin things.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 10:37 AM, Andrew Strasfogel  wrote:
> 
> But if you had used the same approach with GE or GM there wouldn't be such a 
> happy ending.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes  > wrote:
> Pretty much what I’ve done/said.
> 
> If you’re going into the markets, you have to play for the long game, it’s 
> the only way to make a good return. If you’ve got a solid favorite, invest in 
> them and stay with them as long as possible, and as Jim said, don’t churn and 
> don’t look at it constantly.
> 
> I started buying Apple in the early 90s. I rolled a 401k from a former 
> employer over into AAPL in the late 90s. Even when I was a stay at home Dad 
> working part time in the early 00s I tossed every spare dime I had into it. 
> It’s now funding my retirement quite well.
> 
> Not every story works out that way, but even with an average return that an 
> index fund gives you over time, you’re still well ahead of the game.
> 
> -D
> 
> > On Dec 31, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes 
> > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> > 
> > My best investment has been buy-and-hold.  I bought some shares of
> > an employer at $3.50, with no expectation that it would ever exceed $20.
> > I just sold some of it at $175 nearly 20 years later, because I was NOT
> > micro-managing it.  That what-the-hell stock purchase became the single
> > biggest component of our retirement portfolio.  Pure luck, really.  I've
> > sold half of it so far, to reduce our risk.
> > 
> > 10 years is a bit short for a stock-market timescale, say if you were
> > planning to buy a house, but neither IRA should be what you're putting
> > into for house-buying as your next big money need.  An IRA definitely
> > makes sense if there's an employer match, because that is just plain
> > free money.  For _retirement_ timescales.
> > 
> > Were it me just starting out, and not working for a company with a 401K
> > and matching funds, I'd dump any excess into managed funds with a long-term
> > aggressive focus.  And don't churn!  Pick well and hang on to it, generally.
> > If it helps keep you sane, don't look at it too often.
> > 
> > -- Jim
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[MBZ] half-slammed 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 500 Sedan 4D, $1, 500


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1168978163504787/?ref=search_code=undefined

I wonder if it is possible to fool the system to get the front to work

2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 500 Sedan 4D
$1,500
Vehicles 
Listed10 hours agoinPonte Vedra Beach, FL 


Message


   About This Vehicle

Driven 145,000 miles
Automatic transmission
Exterior color: Silver·Interior color: Grey
Fuel type:Gasoline


   Seller's description

Car needs to be converted to spring suspension in front. I have already 
converted the rear end. The front air suspension is good but the 
computer doesn't fill the front air struts because it is confused 
without the rear system sensors plugged in. I screwed up not getting the 
full kit and I have 3 other cars. I'm done with this car now. My loss is 
your gain. This is a great car with strong motor. First 1500 takes it.


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[MBZ] Mama's ML 2000 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 430 Sport Utility 4D, $1, 200


Looks mostly decent for the price

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/417248212961371/?ref=search_code=undefined


   About This Vehicle

Driven 98,000 miles
Automatic transmission
Exterior color: Gold·Interior color: Beige
Fuel type:Gasoline
14.0 MPG city · 17.0 MPG highway · 15.0 MPG combined


   Seller's description

Needs Some love. It has been sitting for a bit. My mother can’t drive 
anymore


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[MBZ] NO TITLE or bill of sale. , If you have cash the car is yours.


Interesting concept

2003 Mercedes-Benz kompressor
$900


   About This Vehicle

Driven 150,000 miles
Automatic transmission
Exterior color: Beige·Interior color: Black


   Seller's description

Project car. Vehicle does run.  Was just worked on by my mechanics. 
The car had way to much oil in it, and needed other things to run more 
smoothly. NO TITLE or bill of sale. If you have cash the car is yours. 
Needs a jump off but other than that it will drive where you need it to 
go now.


https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/182028696979625/?ref=search_code=undefined

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Re: [MBZ] Massachusetts to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035.

Unlike the horse manure collectors who railed against the internal
combustion engine when they lost their jobs.

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> good luck with that, but the sheeple will probably wholeheartedly
> embrace the concept
>
> --FT
>
> On 1/1/21 12:14 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> >
> https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35104768/massachusetts-ban-new-gas-cars-2035/
> >
> > Happy New Year!
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Re: [MBZ] OT Pulitzer prize for Dominion hacking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsPunch
*NewsPunch*
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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*NewsPunch*

Type of site
Fake news,[1] 
Politics, News and opinion
Available in English
Founder(s)  Sean
Adl-Tabatabai, Sinclair Treadway
URL newspunch.com, yournewswire.com
Launched 2014
Current status Active

*NewsPunch* is a Los Angeles -based
fake news website  known
for spreading conspiracy theories
, political
misinformation  and hoaxes,
mixed in with real news stories.[1]
 Originally
named *Your News Wire*,[4]

[10] [11]
 it was founded in
2014 by Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Sinclair Treadway.[2]
[5]
[12]

In November 2018, it rebranded itself as *NewsPunch*, and began redirecting
yournewswire.com traffic to newspunch.com.[10]


A 2017 *BuzzFeed News * report
identified *NewsPunch* as being the second-largest source of popular fake
stories spread on Facebook  that
year,[5]  and a
June 2018 Poynter 
analysis identified *NewsPunch* as being debunked over 80 times in 2017 and
2018 by Poynter-accredited factcheckers
 such as Snopes
, FactCheck.org
, PolitiFact
, and the Associated Press
.[6]


The European Union 's East
StratCom Task Force  has
criticized *NewsPunch* for spreading Russian propaganda
, a charge Adl-Tabatabai
denies.[2] 

Regular contributors to *NewsPunch* include Adl-Tabatabai, a former BBC
 and MTV
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 previously an employee of conspiracy
theorist David Icke ,[13]
 Adl-Tabatabai's
mother Carol Adl, an alternative health
 practitioner, and
Baxter Dmitry, who had previously been posing as an unrelated Latvian
 man using a stolen profile photo.[14]
[15]

Fake news stories

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   .[16]
   [17]
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   falsified story that was later used as a basis for Pizzagate's viral
    spread among the
   alt-right .[18]
   
   - Claims that the 2017 Las Vegas shootings
    and Manchester
   Arena bombings 
   were false flags .[19]
   [20]
   
   - Anti-vaccination 
   hoaxes alleging that Bill Gates
    refused to vaccinate his
   children[21]  and
   "admitted that vaccinations are designed so that governments can

Re: [MBZ] question for young investor

But if you had used the same approach with GE or GM there wouldn't be such
a happy ending.

On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:58 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> Pretty much what I’ve done/said.
>
> If you’re going into the markets, you have to play for the long game, it’s
> the only way to make a good return. If you’ve got a solid favorite, invest
> in them and stay with them as long as possible, and as Jim said, don’t
> churn and don’t look at it constantly.
>
> I started buying Apple in the early 90s. I rolled a 401k from a former
> employer over into AAPL in the late 90s. Even when I was a stay at home Dad
> working part time in the early 00s I tossed every spare dime I had into it.
> It’s now funding my retirement quite well.
>
> Not every story works out that way, but even with an average return that
> an index fund gives you over time, you’re still well ahead of the game.
>
> -D
>
> > On Dec 31, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> > My best investment has been buy-and-hold.  I bought some shares of
> > an employer at $3.50, with no expectation that it would ever exceed $20.
> > I just sold some of it at $175 nearly 20 years later, because I was NOT
> > micro-managing it.  That what-the-hell stock purchase became the single
> > biggest component of our retirement portfolio.  Pure luck, really.  I've
> > sold half of it so far, to reduce our risk.
> >
> > 10 years is a bit short for a stock-market timescale, say if you were
> > planning to buy a house, but neither IRA should be what you're putting
> > into for house-buying as your next big money need.  An IRA definitely
> > makes sense if there's an employer match, because that is just plain
> > free money.  For _retirement_ timescales.
> >
> > Were it me just starting out, and not working for a company with a 401K
> > and matching funds, I'd dump any excess into managed funds with a
> long-term
> > aggressive focus.  And don't churn!  Pick well and hang on to it,
> generally.
> > If it helps keep you sane, don't look at it too often.
> >
> > -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] Parts for sale expensive parts for cheap . wont find it any cheeper


Adds to the rarity of the parts

--FT

On 1/1/21 10:08 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Nice touch, the bullet holes in the windshield.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


This could be quite a deal

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/721155268743538/

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Re: [MBZ] Massachusetts to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035.

good luck with that, but the sheeple will probably wholeheartedly 
embrace the concept


--FT

On 1/1/21 12:14 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35104768/massachusetts-ban-new-gas-cars-2035/

Happy New Year!

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Re: [MBZ] Parts for sale expensive parts for cheap . wont find it any cheeper

Nice touch, the bullet holes in the windshield.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> This could be quite a deal
>
> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/721155268743538/
>
> --
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[MBZ] fairly nice CLK top doesn't work




 Probably more like $2k with top work needed


 2003 Mercedes CLK320 - $2,850(Palm Coast)

https://staugustine.craigslist.org/cto/d/palm-coast-2003-mercedes-clk320/7255286558.html

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[MBZ] OT Pulitzer prize for Dominion hacking

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From: Mitch Haley via Okietalk 
Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:44 AM
Subject: [Okietalk] Pulitzer prize for Dominion hacking
To: 
Cc: 


Yes, the machines used in the Georgia runoff are connected to the
internet, right now.
Sorry, Poos.

Funny, I can't find this news on any major AP members' websites.

https://newspunch.com/jovan-pulitzer-reveals-live-real-time-hacking-of-dominion-voting-systems-at-fulton-county-polling-station/
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Re: [MBZ] This looks like something one of you need

I think you're right.  Not sure what it is but it seems to have enough 
attachment points to be useful


--FT

On 1/1/21 12:51 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/412612339880006/


Sent from my iPhone

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[MBZ] Parts for sale expensive parts for cheap . wont find it any cheeper


This could be quite a deal

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/721155268743538/

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Re: [MBZ] HAPPY NEW YEAR

Amen to that.

-D

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:11 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Yup
> 
> Happy New Year.
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: January 1, 2021 12:04 AM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: rawil...@eatel.net
> Subject: [MBZ] HAPPY NEW YEAR
> 
> Hoping 2021 is better to 20 was.
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Re: [MBZ] question for young investor